Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2578 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2578, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Got an earful, in a way”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2578: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to the picture clue in the left column. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Got an earful, in a way”. One of those two words unlocks the first letter of 15 others.
Hints and answers, clue by clue
Clues look the way they do in the game. Tap Hint for a nudge or Answer to see the letters. The fully solved grid is below the hints.
Top row
These sit along the top edge and every answer runs down.
GOT AN EARFUL, IN A WAY
1Got an earful, in a way
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ R _ _ A _ _. Solving “Salary recipient” first gives you its sixth letter.
OVERHEARD
HELPING HAND
2Helping hand
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with A. Check the third letter against “Emergency department”.
AIDE
TOILET PAPER
3Toilet paper
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
TP
MIEN
4Mien
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Mien starts with the answer.
M
___ CREAM
5___ CREAM
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
The missing word in “___ CREAM” starts with I.
ICE
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with L. Its fourth letter is shared with “Driving license”.
LADDER
FUNERAL SOUND
7Funeral sound
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
K _ _ L _. Solving “Driving license” first gives you its fourth letter.
KNELL
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with O. “___ CREAM” crosses it at the fifth square.
OATMILK
EX-CLUSIVE GUEST
9Ex-clusive guest
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with V. The third square is also part of “Toilet paper”.
VIP
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
10Emergency department
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
ED
BACK SECTION
11Back section
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. “Unit of land area” crosses it at the third square.
REAR
BEFORE I
12Before i
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right before I.
H
SALARY RECIPIENT
13Salary recipient
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ N _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Hole in the wall”.
EARNER
BOND IS A SPECIAL ONE
14Bond is a special one
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ N _. The fourth square is also part of “Hole in the wall”.
AGENT
ka--te
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “ka--te”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with R.
RA
NOT WET
16Not wet
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _. Check the third letter against “Year”.
DRY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
TUNA FISH CONTAINER
17Tuna fish container
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with C. The third square is also part of “Funeral sound”.
CAN
HOLE IN THE WALL
18Hole in the wall
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Fits C _ _ N _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Salary recipient”.
CRANNY
HAND OVER
19Hand over
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
C _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
CEDE
UNIT OF LAND AREA
20Unit of land area
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Salary recipient”.
ACRE
DRIVING LICENSE
21Driving license
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
DL
MUSIC GENRE
22Music genre
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ A _. “Place for a swing set” crosses it at the fourth square.
METAL
DESERT ANIMAL
23Desert animal
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
C _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
CAMEL
LAB GEL
24Lab gel
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
A _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
AGAR
BROUHAHA
25Brouhaha
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Fits A _ _. The picture clue in the inside the grid crosses it at the third square.
ADO
ADMIT
26Admit
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Admit.
A
RUN ON
27Run on
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RO
PLACE FOR A SWING SET
28Place for a swing set
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits Y _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Run on”.
YARD
YEAR
29Year
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Year starts with the answer.
Y
bal---n
30Leave-one-out
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “bal---n” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with L.
LOO
Crossword Challenge Level 2578 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2578 solved
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